#498FCE#498FCE

#498FCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.119 H 248.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FCE
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 206)
HSL	hsl(208, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(208, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.57, -2.39, -38.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.57, 39.04, 266.49°)
OKLab	oklab(63.25% -0.0445 -0.1101)
OKLCH	oklch(63.25% 0.119 248)
XYZ	xyz(23.7066, 25.5152, 62.0561)
Luminance	0.2552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FCE #CE8849

analogous

#49CECB #498FCE #494DCE

triadic

#498FCE #CE498F #8FCE49

tetradic

#498FCE #CB49CE #CE8849 #4DCE49

square

#498FCE #CB49CE #CE8849 #4DCE49

split-complementary

#498FCE #CE494D #CECB49

monochromatic

#21517B #2E70AC #498FCE #79ADDB #A9CAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#498FCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.10

#498FCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FCE

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FCE	1.00	3.44	6.10	6.10
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7391D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6185CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009EA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.119 248.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afdd',
    500: '#498fce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fce;
$custom-light: #88afdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.421,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6325,
    "c": 0.11874,
    "h": 248
  },
  "luminance": 0.25518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FCE

secondary

#D5B89D

accent

#9047E1

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FCE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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